Land shifts from radio to emergency services
Column notes Steve Land leaves radio to join emergency services on page 1B. The rest of the edition highlights national deficit projections, a deadly North Carolina factory explosion, casino tax and gambling moves, county traffic charges, insights on U S alliance politics, workplace salary taboos, stock boosts from bargain hunting, school truancy programs in Philadelphia, Peter O Tooles Oscar remark, and today’s weather outlook with Deon Figgins art credit.
Murphysboro man found innocent in murder case
Daron L. Woods of Murphysboro was found innocent of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Kenji Tipton. A Jackson County jury convicted Woods of unlawful possession of weapons by a felon. The verdict followed a trial in which Tipton, 23, was shot May 31 at the Bridgewood public housing project.
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Daron L. Woods
Kenji Tipton
Jackson County
Woods
Tipton
Carbondale
Bridgewood
Maurice L. Harper
E. Dan Kimmel
SIU Carbondale Faculty Pushes Binding Arbitration Plan
The SIUC Faculty Association seeks binding arbitration to settle a new contract and says Gov. Blagojevich backs the idea. Administration reviews the plan with a Monday deadline looming, while protests and forums underscore mounting tensions ahead of potential walkouts. The governor’s stance and board decisions remain pending.
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Blagojevich
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Rod Blagojevich
Sue Davis
SIUC
James Kelly
South Illinois Avenue
Carbondale Civic Center
Lenore Langsdorf
Faculty picket calls for binding arbitration at SIU Carbondale
About 50 professors and supporters braved cold to protest the SIU Carbondale administration building. They urged the SIU board of trustees to accept binding arbitration with a federal mediator to avert a looming strike, with union leaders saying a proposal exists to avoid action if arbitration proceeds.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SIU Board of Trustees
Board of Trustees
Randy Hughes
Dongola school closed after mold halted classes
Dongola district orders continued closure of both the grade and high schools as officials report black mold spores found in the new wing. Tests by Mead Environmental Associates detected stachybotrys chartarum, linked to illness, with about 25 students and four staff showing symptoms. OSHA cannot test public sectors, and further testing awaits Illinois officials.
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Dongola
Mead Environmental Associates
Cape Girardeau
Occupational Health and Safety Administration
Cindy Wagner
OSHA
Illinois Department of Labor
Powell floats exile plan to avert war with Saddam Hussein
In Washington the Bush administration explored helping Saddam and his aides find haven as a way to avoid conflict. State Department officials said exile was not being seriously considered while Powell framed it as a possible option within a shrinking diplomatic window.
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Bush Administration
Saddam Hussein
State Department
White House
Ari Fleischer
Colin Powell
Saddam
Britain
ITN
Powell
Iraq
Baghdad
United States
Richard Boucher
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